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Originally posted by Zeld2.0
Well anyways what I have to point out (if any reason its a subject I happen to be studying on recently) that the world is far different from the days of Korea, Germany and Japan - I think people need to remember the Cold War was growing during that time and indeed it was a big factor.
Thats where I think the argument that Iraq can be Germany has problems - because there isn't the threat of another superpower to transfer its people to your ideology and thats where the conflict comes in.
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The world does not change quite so easily. People are motivated by the same things. Changing a society takes a long time whether there is a cold war or not. The commitment to rebuilding the societies is what made these instances a success.
Pacifier,
As far as Iraq and Afghanistan being so different than the others listed above, please give specific examples of why you think it won't work. Let's see, strong religious, cultural, and societal beliefes, yep they were there in Japan, Germany, and South Korea.